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And then there was one.
Among area football teams, Summit is the only Associated Press Top 10 squad in this week’s polls.
The Spartans were idle in Week 5, following a 27-20 loss at Class 6A Franklin, and remained the No. 5 team in a Class 5A listing that saw a bit of a shakeup with three ranked teams sustaining losses. Knoxville Central, the reigning state titlist, fell from first to fourth following its loss to Powell. Knoxville West, Powell and Beech – idle with COVID issues – are this week’s top three teams.
Summit (4-1, following a ‘COVID’ win over Overton) resumes play this week at Northwest.
Summertown, which had been ranked ninth in Class 2A, dropped out of the Top 10 following its 42-21 loss to visiting Region 5-2A rival Lewis County. The unbeaten Panthers remain at No. 3, behind top-ranked Peabody and Meigs County.
The Eagles continue league play Friday at county rival Loretto with the Pegasus Cup at stake.
Region 4-4A members Tullahoma and Marshall County maintain their No. 3 and 5 positions, respectively – Tullahoma after scheduled games against both Spring Hill and Beech were canceled because of COVID, Marshall County after defeating Giles County 38-14 in the first of a rare home-and-home series this season.
Tullahoma (5-0) travels Friday as Lincoln County’s homecoming guest, while Marshall County is scheduled to face visiting Class 4A fourth-ranked Springfield.
The trio of ranked Region 5-1A teams continues, as Fayetteville moved from sixth to fifth after defeating Moore County 28-22 while Cornersville slipped a spot to No. 9 in an open week. The Raiders, who went from fifth to seventh with the league loss, play Friday at Eagleville, with Fayetteville traveling to Richland for a region contest and Cornersville going to Middle Tennessee Christian.
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The top 10 teams in each of Tennessee’s six Division I non-financial aid classifications and the top five teams in each of the state’s three Division II financial aid classifications as selected by Tennessee Associated Press-member sportswriters and broadcasters follow (first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 21, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote and previous ranking):
Class 6A
1. Oakland (10) 5-0 153 1
2. Maryville (5) 4-0 148 2
3. Kingsport Dobyns Bennett (1) 4-0 119 3
4. McMinn Co. 4-0 108 4
5. Brentwood 3-1 101 6
6. Riverdale 4-1 74 7
7. Mt. Juliet 4-0 55 8
8. Ravenwood 3-2 43 5
9. Farragut 3-1 36 9
10. Science Hill 4-1 28 10
Others receiving 12 points or more: none
Class 5A
1. Knoxville West (7) 5-0 151 2
2. Powell (6) 5-0 144 3
3. Beech 3-1 114 4
4. Knoxville Central (3) 4-1 110 1
5. Summit 4-1 101 5
6. Rhea Co. 4-0 88 6
7. Henry Co. 3-2 48 9
8. Knoxville Carter 4-1 43 10
9. South Doyle 4-1 29 NR
10. Gallatin 3-2 20 7
Others receiving 12 points or more: Tennessee 13
Class 4A
1. Elizabethton (15) 4-0 157 1
2. Hardin Co. (1) 5-0 142 2
3. Tullahoma 5-0 121 3
4. Springfield 5-0 118 4
5. Marshall Co. 4-1 76 5
6. East Hamilton 4-1 73 6
7. Anderson Co. 3-2 50 7
8. Creek Wood 5-0 48 9
9. Lexington 4-1 46 8
10. Sullivan South 4-0 34 10
Others receiving 12 points or more: none
Class 3A
1. Alcoa (15) 4-1 159 1
2. Covington (1) 5-0 140 2
3. Red Bank 4-0 125 3
4. Loudon 5-0 115 4
5. Fairview 3-0 86 5
6. Milan 4-1 77 7
7. Kingston 4-0 63 9
8. Westview 4-1 33 6
9. Claiborne Co. 4-0 25 NR
10. Pearl-Cohn 0-0 18 10
Others receiving 12 points or more: Gatlinburg-Pittman 17; Giles Co. 13
Class 2A
1. Peabody (14) 5-0 151 1
2. Meigs Co. (1) 5-0 144 2
3. Lewis Co. 5-0 120 3
4. Watertown 4-1 102 4
5. Marion Co. 3-1 91 5
6. Bledsoe Co. 4-0 83 6
7. Trousdale Co. 3-2 51 7
8. McKenzie 3-1 39 8
9. South Greene 5-0 31 NR
10. Hampton (1) 3-0 26 NR
Others receiving 12 points or more: Oneida 16
Class 1A
1. South Pittsburg (15) 5-0 159 1
2. Lake Co. 2-0 124 2
3. Copper Basin 5-0 114 4
4. Huntingdon 4-1 113 3
5. Fayetteville (1) 4-1 93 6
6. Coalfield 4-0 76 7
7. Moore Co. 4-1 60 5
8. Greenfield 4-0 51 9
9. Cornersville 4-1 50 8
10. Monterey 3-0 30 10
Others receiving 12 points or more: none
Division II-A
1. Davidson Acad. (14) 4-0 148 1
2. The King’s Acad. 5-0 140 3
3. Univ. School of Jackson 4-1 100 2
4. Donelson Chr. 4-0 98 4
5. Jackson Chr. (1) 5-0 92 NR
Others receiving 12 points or more: Friendship Chr. 24. Trinity Chr. 17
Division II-AA
1. Christ Presbyterian Acad. (14) 4-0 149 1
2. Christian Acad. of Knoxville (1) 5-0 137 2
3. Grace Chr.-Knoxville 5-0 113 3
4. Evangelical Chr. 3-1 111 4
5. Lipscomb Acad. 2-2 32 NR
Others receiving 12 points or more: Lausanne 31; Goodpasture 24; St. George’s 22
Division II-AAA
1. Brentwood Acad. (15) 5-0 159 1
2. McCallie 4-1 136 2
3. Baylor 3-0 127 3
4. Montgomery Bell Acad. (1) 2-0 101 4
5. Christian Brothers 4-1 95 5
Others receiving 12 points or more: Ensworth 16